2. Laura Bush blindsided by inclusion in same-sex marriage ad campaign : A gay-rights group started a television advertising campaign is support of gay marriage, including conservatives like Laura Bush, Dick Cheney, and Colin Powell. Joanna Raines reports >>

3. Texas State co-ed isn’t congressman’s lover — she’s his secret daughter. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., set aside rumors that his flirtatious tweets to a Texas State student were an affair, and announced it was a long-lost daughter. Joanna Raines reports >>

4. Sheila Jackson Lee, Queen of the ‘Aisle Hogs’ at State of the Union. Before Tuesday’s ceremonies, Texas on the Potomac noted some local lawmakers who made Salon.com’s list of “aisle-hogs,” those who consistently get a premium spot to see the president before his speech. Richard Dunham reports >>

5. Ten ways you could feel Friday’s $85B federal budget cuts: From airport delays, to closing national parks, to job layoffs for government contractors, the sequester could have a ripple effect throughout the economy. Rick Dunham reports >>

6. Ron Paul on Chris Kyle: ‘He who lives by the sword dies by the sword’. The former Texas congressman used his weekly column to criticize trying to treat Kyle’s PTSD by visiting a firing range. Richard Dunham reports >>

8. Sheila Jackson Lee is only Texas lawmaker to receive donations from gun-control groups. Though she embraced Ted Nugent, the Houston lawmaker was the only member of the Texas delegation to receive contributions from the gun control lobby. Richard Dunham reports >>

10. Texas congressmen ask Mexico: ‘Where is our water?’ Four Texas lawmakers, all serving on the border, demand Mexico uphold its part in a treat dating to 1944 to provide water for residents north of the border. Joanna Raines reports >>